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Post #1 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:26 pm 
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Today I won a game by resign on OGS. I squeezed a really huge group of my opponent
and killed it (no capture). My lead was huge, and a few moves later she/he resigned.
To my own amazement - I felt bad when I read the automatic resignation message in my inbox :D
I know it's usually not neccessary to ask the "Am I the only one..." question (one seldomly is), but I wanted to ask you anyway! So what's your experience here ?

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Post #2 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:02 pm 
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As you play go longer, you'll start hitting plateaus where you will wish the other player would resign so you can finally break your losing streak :)
Losing one game is not the end of the world for the other player. Remember that there is a proverb for beginners which says "Lose your first 50 games as quickly as possible".

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Post #3 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:14 pm 
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There have been several occasions when, after being the beneficiary of a horrendous error, I have felt truly sorry for my opponent, sometimes enough to offer an unsolicited undo.

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Post #4 Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:06 am 
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I don't feel bad as much as get upset when an opponent mis reads big time and ruins a nice thinking game.

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Post #5 Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:06 pm 
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tchan001 wrote:
[...] Remember that there is a proverb for beginners which says "Lose your first 50 games as quickly as possible".

So I'm pretty 'successful' at the moment :D

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Post #6 Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:57 pm 
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I've felt bad for winning before. As a matter of fact, I have a habit of apologizing for huge captures. Especially if they say something about it. Or if it happens in rapid succession where I kill several groups. However, I've also had quite a few moments where I feel happy for losing when I can see how happy it makes my opponent. Sometimes it's worth more to lose than win, I suppose.

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Post #7 Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:21 pm 
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My first opponent at my last real life tournament felt bad about winning against me:



I kind of insisted he took the win, although left him with whatever option he was most comfortable with. Sometimes this sort of thing happens :)


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Post #8 Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:04 pm 
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Interesting how different views can be. Thanks for your insightful answers!

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